adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a practical/workable solution (= one that is really possible )
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They've had to find practical solutions to practical problems.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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Out of our argument, a better and more workable curriculum could emerge.
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And there is no line other than viability which is more workable ....
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The Second Treatise seeks to find some other more workable foundation for political authority.
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These physical techniques of preparation eliminate air pockets and increase homogenisation of moisture and inclusions making the clay more workable .
■ NOUN
solution
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Replication techniques have the unfortunate quality of appearing to provide workable solutions to pressing dilemmas.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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workable clay
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a workable and safe solution
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A new plan provides for loans to students, but to make the system workable more government funding will be needed.
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There is a dispute over land but we believe we have found a workable solution to this problem.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Getting your goal clear in your mind is the first step in making a dream real, workable , possible.
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It does not just redress an historic wrong; it perfects a workable future.
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Ores, which are economically workable mineral deposits, are highly concentrated occurrences of useful minerals.
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The descent to the Main Cliff and Upper tier remains serious, but no workable remedy has been found so far.
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The National Curriculum orders for each study unit need to be turned into meaningful and workable schemes of work and class activities.
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This may provide the first observable category of classroom behaviour for a workable schedule.